In May and June of 2015, a team put together by the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association visited Nepal to evaluate the geotechnical damage and effects spurred by the recent earthquake sequence. Landslides, ground failures, damage to hydropower projects, roadways, bridges...

Posted by Patrick Bassal
7/8/15
Dr. Ben Mason and Dr. Deepak Rayamahji, geotechnical earthquake engineering researchers from Oregon State University, recently returned from a trip in Nepal, where they studied the liquefaction effects triggered by the M7.8 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks....

Updated Map of Landslides Triggered by Ghorka Earthquake and Aftershocks
Posted by Patrick Bassal and Ashly Cabas
7/6/15
An updated landslide intensity map (including landslides caused by both the 25 April Ghorka Earthquake and the 12 May Dolakha Earthquake) has been posted to the Earthquakes...

Posted by Manika Maharjan
5/20/15
Kathmandu valley which consists of three districts, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur, was once a big lake with about 500 m thickness of soft clay. There have been numerous studies on Liquefaction susceptibility of Kathmandu valley (Piya 2004). However, the liquefaction...

Compilation of site effects observations in Kathmandu valley and adjacent regions (Pre-Gorkha Earthquake)
Posted by Ashly Cabas
5/18/15
A study of local amplification effect of soil layers on ground motion in the Kathmandu Valley using microtremor analysis_Paudyal et al. (2012)
Site response of the Ganges...

Posted by Diane Moug on 24-May-2015
Links to articles concerning the landslide along the Kali Gandaki River, which has blocked flow and damed the river.
From Times of India:
May 24, 2015: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Nepal-landslide-blocks-river-raises-fears-of-flood-reaching-India/articleshow/47403459.cms?
May...

Posted by Ashly Cabas
19-May-2015
The Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data (CESMD) has made available strong motion records from the station NQ.KATNP (www.strongmotioncenter.org). The following links lead to strong ground motion data from Nepal’s mainshock and two larger aftershocks.
(1) Magnitude...

EERI Reconnaissance Team Findings

EERI Team Report ReleasedThe 185-page report describes the findings of a multidisciplinary reconnaissance team sent to Nepal by EERI’s Learning from Earthquakes program.

Watch the EERI Reconnaissance Briefing WebinarsThe video playlist features an introduction on EERI’s response, presentations in different topic areas by each member of the team that visited Nepal in June 2015, and a summary of the mission’s findings. Briefing videos range in duration from 10 to 35 minutes, and can be watched individually or in a series.

View EERI Photo GalleryThese photos were taken by members of the EERI reconnaissance team that traveled to Nepal in June 2015. The photos are viewable through the photo gallery and within the map, below.